U.S. President Donald Trump signs the guestbook of the "Abrahamic Family House" during his visit to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on May 16, 2025, the last stop of his tour in the Gulf. (Credit: Brian Snyder/Reuters)
At the second stop of his triumphant tour in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, from May 13 to 16, President Donald Trump boasted on Thursday, May 15, of securing up to $4 trillion in investment and purchase commitments, according to the Arabian Daily. A figure that would surpass anything that preceded it, confirming the historic nature of the American president's visit to the region, but which also requires close examination, as the announcements and numbers have been confusing in recent days. L'Orient-Le Jour provides an overview of the main deals.Saudi Arabia: $600 billionWhile Trump hoped to extract $1 trillion from the Saudi kingdom, Washington announced investment promises and the creation of economic ties for $600 billion from Riyadh. An amount that Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) already promised...
At the second stop of his triumphant tour in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, from May 13 to 16, President Donald Trump boasted on Thursday, May 15, of securing up to $4 trillion in investment and purchase commitments, according to the Arabian Daily. A figure that would surpass anything that preceded it, confirming the historic nature of the American president's visit to the region, but which also requires close examination, as the announcements and numbers have been confusing in recent days. L'Orient-Le Jour provides an overview of the main deals.Saudi Arabia: $600 billionWhile Trump hoped to extract $1 trillion from the Saudi kingdom, Washington announced investment promises and the creation of economic ties for $600 billion from Riyadh. An amount that Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) already promised...
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